Future and impact of ongoing projects in Linux world

[Xen]

Ralf Mardorf schreef op 05-10-2016 9:16:

> On 05 Oct 2016, at 04:05, Xen "questioned" the way things are managed
> system wide and per user. I recommend to do either a minimalist Ubuntu
> install, e.g. use the server image and uncheck all recommended package
> groups, then start to install and set up everything on your own, if
> you install packages disable everything that gets autostarted, or
> install Arch Linux. My everyday Linux is Arch Linux, but to help Linux
> novices, I also installed a minimalist Ubuntu, that fit to my needs.
> Everything you questioned isn't worth questioning, you could set up a
> Linux install, in a way that it will fit your requirements. Sure,
> fstab, is fstab, is fstab, even not required by systemd, but fstab is
> a cross-platform approach, system wide for good reasons, that doesn't
> mean that you couldn't set up individual automatically mounted devices
> per user. If this would make sense or if usage of permissions would be
> the better approach, is something to take into account. Anyway,
> Ubuntu's policy is user-friend
>  lyness, so a default Ubuntu install tries to provide, what is
> expected by the majority of computer users. Arch Linux is not user-
> friendly, at least not for the mentioned target group, it's
> user-centric, in the sense of expert-friendly. You cannot change
> _quasi_ UNIX/POSIX alike behavior and common things such as the way
> fstab works. You cannot blame Linux for the policy of a distro. You
> cannot blame a distro for the policy it does chose.  You could ask
> Ubuntu to provide some features for inexperienced users or you could
> become more familiar with Linux and user space and set up everything
> exactly the way you want. JFTR fstab is used by the system, before
> it's clear which user or users will start a session. There's an order
> for mechanisms that are well-wrought.

Can you explain exactly what you think you are responding to and what my 
sentiment would have been to you? I just feel you might be responding to 
something I have not said.

My apologies if that is the case for not being very clear.